
I'm Marcus Cole. I spent four years on the investor side at a $200M seed fund in New York, reviewing 800+ decks a year, sitting in partner meetings, watching founders win and lose at the table. Then I crossed over. Raised $4.2M across two companies. One got acqui-hired after a $1.4M raise. The other raised $2.8M seed and is still running. I've been in your seat and theirs. Capital Raise is what I wish I'd had while raising: straight talk, no waste, built for founders who are actually in it.